31: Trying to steal my technology? Ask my monitoring system first!

Kunlun Mountain Underground Base, pangu, Director-General's Office.

This place was the absolute core of the entire base.

It was also Lu Chen's private 'domain'.

At this moment, Lu Chen was half-reclining on an ergonomically designed levitation chair.

In front of him, there were no computers, no screens.

There was only a patch of seemingly empty air.

However, if someone were to put on the specially made 'Quantum Vision' glasses, they would be horrified to discover!

Hundreds of virtual light screens, composed of pale blue data streams, were floating around Lu Chen!

Each light screen represented the real-time progress of a sub-module of the pangu!

And in the center of all the light screens, on the largest main display, a string of rhythmic life code was slowly pulsing.

That was an Artificial Intelligence being created from scratch...

[Boss, the underlying logic architecture is 98% complete.]

[It is estimated that the first self-awareness awakening test can be performed in twelve hours.]

A gentle, neutral electronic synthesized voice slowly sounded in Lu Chen's mind.

This was the preliminary intelligence Lu Chen had set up for his future 'Super Butler'.

“Very good.”

Lu Chen nodded, his face showing no ripple of emotion.

Creating a true Artificial Intelligence.

A month ago, this would have been a super project requiring immense mental effort.

But now... in front of his super brain, which had undergone system enhancement and achieved 15% development.

It was just a... rather interesting math problem.

Just as he was preparing to input the next instruction.

The neutral electronic voice suddenly sounded again!

Only this time, its voice carried a hint of cold warning!

[Alert!]

[Detected abnormal data fluctuation in the Sky Net System in Jinghai City!]

[An unrecorded 'Ghost' ID bypassed thirteen firewalls and successfully accessed the city traffic monitoring system!]

[Initiating reverse tracking...]

[Tracking failed!]

[The target used a military-grade 'Quantum Encryption' protocol and switched seventeen overseas zombie servers within three seconds!]

[Performing behavior pattern matching based on the database...]

[Match degree 97.3%. Confirmed to be an infiltration attempt by a Western Alliance CIA S-Class Agent!]

Oh?

For the first time, a flicker of genuine interest flashed in Lu Chen's originally placid eyes.

“Interesting.”

“There are still some people who aren't afraid of death, daring to run onto my territory and cause trouble?”

He smiled.

It was the amused smile of a dragon watching a small ant, oblivious to its fate, trying to provoke it.

“heavenly craft.”

He issued the instruction calmly.

[Yes, Boss.]

“I remember I wrote you a small plug-in a few days ago when I was bored, right?”

[Yes, Boss.]

[Plug-in name: Heaven's Net.]

[Function: Take over all networked electronic devices within Huaxia's borders.]

[Including, but not limited to: surveillance cameras, mobile phones, computers, smart home appliances...]

“Very good.”

The corner of Lu Chen's mouth curved into a cold arc.

“Now, activate it.”

“I want you to... drag out that little mouse, who thinks he's hiding well, within ten minutes.”

[Instruction received.]

[Heaven's Net system initiating!]

[Connecting to Huaxia's national supercomputer, Sunway TaihuLight... Connection successful!]

[Linking seven hundred fifty-eight million three hundred twenty thousand surveillance cameras within Huaxia's borders... Link successful!]

[Scanning data of all personnel entering the country...]

[Data filtering in progress...]

[Target locked!]

The next second!

A high-definition portrait of a young man with blonde hair and blue eyes instantly popped up on the main screen in front of Lu Chen!

It was precisely the 'Shadow' who had just entered the country!

Next to his portrait was all his information!

From how many times he wet the bed when he was three years old.

To who he slept with in a hotel in Amsterdam last night.

All information was laid bare, down to the smallest detail!

Even the printing flaw of an ink dot on his perfectly forged fake passport was highlighted with a red circle!

“Hah.”

Lu Chen smiled.

“Ace agent?”

“In front of me...”

“Even your underwear is transparent.”

He reached out a finger and lightly tapped the virtual light screen.

“heavenly craft, connect me to Long Weiguo's encrypted line.”

...Meanwhile.

In a luxurious suite in a five-star hotel in the center of Jinghai City.

Shadow was bare-chested, wiping his explosive, cheetah-like muscles with a towel.

At the same time, he listened to Jack Anderson's latest instructions coming through his earpiece.

“'Guide' is in position.”

“He is a security guard on the periphery of the Kunlun Mountain Base.”

“We have turned him for three years.”

“He will use a shift change loophole to open a secret passage for you to infiltrate the base for fifteen minutes.”

“Your mission is to find the core laboratory of the pangu within these fifteen minutes.”

“And then...”

“Find a way to get their core data!”

“Understood?”

“Understood.”

Shadow replied flatly, his voice cold and confident.

Infiltrate a heavily guarded military base?

He had done this eighty, if not a hundred, times.

It was simply too easy.

Just as he was about to hang up the communication and prepare for the evening's operation.

The heavy, soundproof door of the suite was suddenly—BANG—kicked open from the outside in an extremely brutal manner!

Shadow's pupils contracted sharply!

Without thinking, he rolled on the floor and instantly pulled out a specially modified P226 Handgun from under the bed!

The entire movement was fluid and fast as lightning!

However... just as he raised the gun and clearly saw the intruders.

He froze completely!

A dense crowd stood at the doorway!

Every single person was fully armed, wearing black combat uniforms marked with the 'Dragon Shield' logo!

Every single person was expressionless, their eyes cold!

And the dark muzzles of dozens of assault rifles in their hands were uniformly aimed at his handsome face!

“Don't move!”

A cold shout, full of killing intent, rang out!

“We're here to check the water meter!”

“Wait, no...”

Qin Feng slowly walked in from the doorway with a team.

He looked at the naked, gun-wielding, utterly bewildered blonde handsome man, a playful, cat-and-mouse smile curling on his lips.

“Let me introduce myself.”

“Qin Feng, Leader of the Action Team of the Dragon Shield Bureau.”

He shook the arrest warrant in his hand.

“Sir...”

“You are under arrest.”

From the other end of the line came the horrified and incredulous roar of Jack Anderson!

“Shit! How is this possible?! How could they find you?!”

Shadow did not reply.

He just slowly put down his gun.

Then, he raised his head and looked at the inconspicuous red fire detector on the ceiling.

For the first time, a deep trace of fear appeared in his blue, jewel-like eyes!

He suddenly understood.

From the moment he set foot on this land.

He had constantly been living under the gaze of an omnipresent 'Eye'!

What kind of 'hunter' was he?

He was clearly just a poor worm who had been locked in a cage long ago!

“Tell him.”

Qin Feng said faintly to the still roaring satellite phone:

“Want to steal our stuff?”

“Ask our Boss's...”

“Surveillance system first.”